Tybee Island, GA:The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market will host a free Health Fair featuring blood pressure, body mass index and random blood glucose checks by Mercer University medical students from the Memorial Health University Medical Center. Balance Mobile Massage will be onsite offering therapeutic and relaxing massages. Kids can participate in Short Stacks: A Preschool Culinary Experience. Other highlights include live music, a water slide, face painting and more.

Yoshi’s Kitchen food truck cuisine and $1 hot dogs will complement the market’s customary variety of fresh produce, delicious food and handcrafted items for purchase from regional vendors. This event is free and open to the public.

The Wilmington Island Farmers’ Market (WIFM) is a nonprofit organization that provides Wilmington Island and adjacent islands’ residents with locally grown produce, baked goods, natural skincare solutions and a variety of artisan creations. Since its establishment in 2012, the WIFM has grown and impacted the community through partnerships with local businesses and other nonprofit organizations. WIFM is a beloved seasonal favorite and a go-to family outing for the wholesome fun it offers against the backdrop of the beautiful Whitemarsh and Wilmington Islands.

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/wilmington-island-farmers-market-to-host-free-health-fair/feed/0Preps underway for annual Tybee Beach Bum Parade – WTOC.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/preps-underway-for-annual-tybee-beach-bum-parade-wtoc-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/preps-underway-for-annual-tybee-beach-bum-parade-wtoc-com/#respondFri, 18 May 2018 19:02:32 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22811TYBEE ISLAND, GA (WTOC) – The 32nd annual Tybee Island Beach Bum Parade will take place Friday, May 18th (starting at 6:30 p.m.). For three decades now, thousands have flocked to Tybee for this annual event, known as one of the South’s largest water fights…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/annual-evp-beach-volleyball-tournament-scad-sand-arts-fest-this-weekend-on-tybee-wtoc-com/feed/0Tybee bees dying; city trying to determine if recent spray is connected – WSAV.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/tybee-bees-dying-city-trying-to-determine-if-recent-spray-is-connected-wsav-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/tybee-bees-dying-city-trying-to-determine-if-recent-spray-is-connected-wsav-com/#respondSat, 12 May 2018 02:05:35 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22807TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) – Natalisa Strickland and her husband spent the last several years building a bee colony. They had four thriving hives until Wednesday evening when Strickland noticed the bees were dying by the hundreds. It didn’t take long for word to get back to Strickland that the City of Tybee had sprayed for ants at nearby parks sometime during the day Wednesday…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/tybee-bees-dying-city-trying-to-determine-if-recent-spray-is-connected-wsav-com/feed/0SC’s first winery started on Daufuskie. Now, after 60 years, it’s back in business – IslandPacket.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/scs-first-winery-started-on-daufuskie-now-after-60-years-its-back-in-business-islandpacket-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/scs-first-winery-started-on-daufuskie-now-after-60-years-its-back-in-business-islandpacket-com/#respondSat, 05 May 2018 01:40:05 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22802Daufuskie Island, SC: As Lancy Burn tells it, his granddad’s winemaking made him a magnet on Daufuskie Island. Papy Burn worked at the Daufuskie’s Bloody Point Lighthouse for many years. And in the mid-1900s, Papy converted an old building used to store oil, wicks and lamps for the lighthouse into a winery…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/05/lights-on-for-tybee-starts-tuesday-may-1st-runs-through-october-31st-2018/feed/0Tybee Island Wine Festival kicks off Thursday night – WTOC.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/tybee-island-wine-festival-kicks-off-thursday-night-wtoc-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/tybee-island-wine-festival-kicks-off-thursday-night-wtoc-com/#respondWed, 25 Apr 2018 03:32:45 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22778TYBEE ISLAND, GA (WTOC)—What’s better than spending a weekend sampling some of the best wine from around the area while raising funds that benefit a local non-profit organization? Not much, and that’s why Tybee Post Theater capitalizes on the public’s thirst for fun at this year’s 10th annual Tybee Wine Festival…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/tybee-island-wine-festival-kicks-off-thursday-night-wtoc-com/feed/0Orange Crush weekend bringing big crowds, police presence – WTOC.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/orange-crush-weekend-bringing-big-crowds-police-presence-wtoc-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/orange-crush-weekend-bringing-big-crowds-police-presence-wtoc-com/#respondSat, 21 Apr 2018 19:41:28 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22775TYBEE ISLAND, GA (WTOC) – Big crowds are expected on Tybee Island this weekend as spring breakers flock to the Georgia coast for what is considered Orange Crush weekend. There will be a large police presence in the area throughout the weekend, from traffic enforcement to hired help from jurisdictions around the area…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/orange-crush-weekend-bringing-big-crowds-police-presence-wtoc-com/feed/0Weekend Poker Run fundraiser is exempt from Tybee alcohol, music ban – WSAV.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/weekend-poker-run-fundraiser-is-exempt-from-tybee-alcohol-music-ban-wsav-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/weekend-poker-run-fundraiser-is-exempt-from-tybee-alcohol-music-ban-wsav-com/#respondSat, 14 Apr 2018 19:38:48 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22771Tybee Island, GA: A suicide prevention fundraiser scheduled for Saturday is exempt from the public spaces alcohol/music ban because it’s taking place on the pier and not on the beach. News 3 learned the permit was given by Chatham County, not Tybee Island, as the pier is technically county property. Some believe Orange Crush is being unfairly targeted, but one councilman says the city’s decision was not about selective enforcement. Barry Brown believes it is more about controlling behavior…

]]>https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/weekend-poker-run-fundraiser-is-exempt-from-tybee-alcohol-music-ban-wsav-com/feed/0Temporary alcohol ban goes into effect Friday on Tybee Island – WTOC.comhttps://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/temporary-alcohol-ban-goes-into-effect-friday-on-tybee-island-wtoc-com/
https://www.thetybeetimes.net/2018/04/temporary-alcohol-ban-goes-into-effect-friday-on-tybee-island-wtoc-com/#respondFri, 13 Apr 2018 20:51:21 +0000http://www.thetybeetimes.net/?p=22766TYBEE ISLAND, GA (WTOC) – A quick reminder for those planning to head to Tybee this weekend. Tybee Island’s alcohol ban goes into effect this weekend and continues next weekend, April 13-15 and April 20-22, and bans the consumption of alcohol in public spaces…